Rate the five main Norman Lear shows from best to worst:

1) All in the Family
2) Good Times
3) Sanford and Son
4) The Jeffersons
5) Maude

Rate the five main Norman Lear shows from best to worst:

1) All in the Family
2) Good Times
3) Sanford and Son
4) The Jeffersons
5) Maude
This is almost impossible for me as each was good in its own way, although I don't remember Maude at all. AITF gets marks for originality, although once Mike and Gloria moved next door it strayed and once they left it wasn't too great. I prefer Jeffersons to Sanford and Son but Redd Foxx really embodied that part and it gets credit for having a sequel series (Sanford from 1980) that was pretty decent in its own right. Jeffersons ran too long (the last 3 years are relatively poor) and Good Times' chemistry was thrown off irreparably when they fired John Amos, although I like the last season (year 4 is so so and year 5 is the worst by far). Personally I'd rate them 4, 1, 2/3 then 5.
What about One Day at A Time?

1-All In The Family
2-Jeffersons
3- Sanford And Son
4- One Day At A Time
5-Maude
6-Good Times
7-Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

1) The Jeffersons
2) All in The Family
3) Good Times
4) Maude
5) Sanford and Son

1. Sanford and Son
2. The Jeffersons
3. All in the Family
4. Good Times
5. Maude

Jeffersons
Good Times
Sanford and Son
All n the Family
Maude
Hot L Baltimore

Good Times
All in the Family
One Day at a Time
The Jeffersons
Sanford And Son

Someone said somewhere that his shows wouldn't be made now because the subject matter in most of them would be considered politically incorrect (racism etc), but another reason these types of shows wouldn't be made now is the manner in which they were produced. They were basically teleplays. It was not unusual for an entire episode of any of those shows to occur on one set and only have 2 or 3 scenes. Even the shows that are taped before live audiences today have multiple scenes and subplots and very fast humor. Good Times, AITF etc would be considered dull viewing in the minds of the tv execs although the level of acting and writing in them and shows like Barney Miller, Soap, Cosby Show etc are far superior to almost every sitcom on tv now.

1.Good Times
2.Sanford & Son
3.Maude/ AITF (Tie)
4.Jeffersons
5.One Day At a Time

Rate the five main Norman Lear shows from best to worst:

1) All in the Family
2) Good Times
3) Sanford and Son
4) The Jeffersons
5) Maude

My picks would be:
1. All in the Family
2. Maude
3.One Day At A Time
4. Good Times
5. Mary Hartman

1. Good Times
2. One Day At a Time
3. The Jeffersons

1.GOOD TIMES
2.ALL IN THE FAMILY
3.SANFORD AND SON
4.JEFFERSONS
5.MARY HARTMAN/DIFFERENT STROKES(TIE)

Hot L Baltimore was one of Norman's rare flops. I hated Sandford and Son and I hated Mary Hartman even worse.

1) All in the Family
2) The Jeffersons
3) One Day At a Time
4) Maude
5) Good Times
6) Sanford and Son
7) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
8) Hot L Baltimore

I'm biased toward One Day at a Time.

After that:

All in the Family
Maude
Jeffersons
Good Times
Sanford and Son
Never saw Mary Hartman, so I don't know where to rank it.

Rate the five main Norman Lear shows from best to worst:

1) All in the Family
2) Good Times
3) Sanford and Son
4) The Jeffersons
5) Maude

1. The Jeffersons
2. All in the Family
3. Maude
4. Sanford and Son
5. Good Times

Now, adding "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and "One Day at a Time" to the list:

1. The Jeffersons
2. All in the Family
3. Maude
4. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
5. Sanford and Son
6. One Day at a Time
7.Good Times

1. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
2. All In The Family
3. One Day At A Time
4. Good Times
5. Sanford And Son
6. The Jeffersons
7. Maude

I would rank Mary Hartman over One day at a time and never watched one episode:lol:

1. All in the Family
2. One Day at a Time
3. The Jeffersons
4. Maude
5. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
6. Sanford and Son
7. Good Times

I would rank Mary Hartman over One day at a time and never watched one episode:lol:
Mary Hartman is awesome! One of my favorites! Very campy.

Mary Hartman is awesome! One of my favorites! Very campy.

Yeah! It was fun!!;) :lol: :D

Yeah! It was fun!!;) :lol: :D

It was!!

The best series would be All In The Family. The second best would be The Jefferson's. And then What's Happening, Sanford And Son, Good Times, One Day At A Time And Maude

1. All In The Family
2. Sanford And Son
3. Good Times
4. The Jeffersons
5. Maude
6. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
7. One Day At A Time

These are the ones I've seen!

Sanford and Son
Good Times
The Jeffersons
One Day At A Time
All In the Family
Maude

1. Good Times/Sanford & Son/The Jeffersons are tied.
2. One Day At A Time
3. All In The Family
4. Maude
5. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

1. All in the family
2. the Jeffresons
3. Maude
4. Mary Hartmen
5. One day at a time
6. Good times
7 - 11 Any and all failed other spin offs and failed pliots
12. Sanford and son, I never cared for this one

1) All in the Family
2) The Jeffersons
3) Good Times
4) Maude
5) Sanford and Son